tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16505569.post4616004449289000342..comments2024-01-05T05:02:20.353+00:00Comments on CRYPTOZOOLOGY ONLINE: Still on the Track: CAN ANYONE IDENTIFY THESE?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16505569.post-58223546609363097872012-04-18T13:34:19.677+01:002012-04-18T13:34:19.677+01:00Male and female arboreal tiger beetles. Genus Tric...Male and female arboreal tiger beetles. Genus Tricondyla.Charlie Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03720356407721309425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16505569.post-5984656693485487292012-04-18T13:31:06.445+01:002012-04-18T13:31:06.445+01:00Those are tiger beetles, the Black Flightless tige...Those are tiger beetles, the Black Flightless tiger beetles to be precise. They won't suck blood as such but since tiger beetles have big, robust jaws they would certainly bite if handled. <br /><br />Good examples can be seen here:<br /><br />http://insectahk.com/coleoptera/tricondyla_pulchripes.html<br /><br />and here:<br /><br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/66943918@N07/6465305467/lightbox/Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618328278732100203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16505569.post-40629433277721255102012-04-18T13:29:19.844+01:002012-04-18T13:29:19.844+01:00These look like tiger beetles, specifically the Bl...These look like tiger beetles, specifically the Black Flightless tiger beetle Tricondyla pulchripes. Further examples can be seen here: <br /><br />http://insectahk.com/coleoptera/tricondyla_pulchripes.html <br /><br />and here:<br /><br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/66943918@N07/6465305467/Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618328278732100203noreply@blogger.com